ST. CLOUD (WJON News) -- Several area organizations have been awarded grants from the Central Minnesota Community Foundation (CMCF) Women's Fund and Julianne Williams Fund. A total of $165,000 has been awarded to 15 Central Minnesota organizations.

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All of the recipients focus on improving the lives of women and girls in Central Minnesota. Some of those awarded money from the Women's Fund include $15,000 to Anna Marie's Alliance to support its shelter, $13,000 to the Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Minnesota for its Girls Forward program, and $15,000 to the Veteran Resource & Enrichment Center for its Empowering Her: Strengthing Resilence program.

(Photo: Alex Svejkovsky, WJON)
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The three recipients of the Julianne Williams Fund are $5,250 to the Boys & Girls Club of Central Minnesota for its SMART Girls program, $5,250 to the Girl Scouts of Minnesota and Wisconsin Lakes Pines for its summer camp programming, and $4,500 to Get Outdoors Minnesota for its Empowering Tomorrow's Leaders: Fostering Self-Awareness in Young Women Alongside Their Caregivers program. CMCF has awarded nearly $1.6 million dollars to support local programs since 2002.

The Women's Fund Allocated $150,000 to the following:
$15,000 - Anna Marie's Alliance
$13,000 - Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Minnesota
$7,000 - Catholic Charities of the Diocese of St. Cloud
$8,000 - City of St. Cloud-RSVP
$11,000 - ConnectAbility of MN
$13,000 - Ellison Center
$10,000 - Hooyo Hour Organization for Bilow Cusub
$15,000 - Lutheran Social Service of MN
$13,000 - QUEERSPACE
$15,000 - Terebinth Refuge
$15,000 - Veteran Resource Enrichment Center
$15,000 - What Would Bri Do dba Bri's Lodge

The Julianne Williams Fund awarded $15,000 to the following:
$5,250 - Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Minnesota
$4,500 - Get Outdoors MN
$5,250 - Girl Scouts of Minnesota and Wisconsin Lakes and Pines


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